Significantly more traffic deaths in Lower Saxony. 54 people or around 14 percent more than a year earlier.

Number of registered traffic accidents rose compared to the previous year by 6.4 percent or 12,874 accidents to a total of 212,856 accidents. “In 2023 there were no longer any effects from the corona pandemic,” said LowerSaxony’s Interior Minister Daniela Behrens. In the pandemic years from 2020 to 2022, there was significantly less traffic on the roads, which is why there were fewer accidents.